CEA Declares Independence
Audio equipment manufacturers want as few restrictions as possible when designing new products. Audio content providers, on the other hand, seem hell-bent on locking down any music you buy tighter than Fort Knox.
CEA Honors Hall of Fame Inductees at 2000 International CES
At this year's recent CES in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced the first 50 inductees into its Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame, chosen from the nominees by a panel of 11 media and industry professionals.
CEA Inducts Seven New Members Into Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame
Hundreds, if not thousands, of new products are unveiled to the consumer electronics industry each year at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But there would be no new products without the efforts of the scientists, engineers, journalists, inventors, company founders, and retailers who bring a product from concept to market.
CEA Launches Digital Downtown
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that it will launch "a new consumer technology event," Digital Downtown (D2), 'to showcase the latest electronic lifestyle and workstyle products to residents and employees of Mahattan's Financial District." D2, which will be held from June 12–14 at the Winter Garden of the World Financial Center, will be open to the public, unlike the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
CEA on RIAA vs Verizon
The Consumer">http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has responded to an ongoing copyright infringement suithttp://www.stereophile.com/news/11562/">suit; being pursued in a US District Court by the music industry against Verizon Communications, Inc.
CEA Promoting Audio with Free Gear for Students
You want to grow your market, you've got to plant some seeds. The Consumer">http://www.ce.org/">Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is doing just that with the BuzzNet">http://www.buzznet.org/">BuzzNet 2000 tour, a traveling educational event that will hit college campuses beginning this month, as reported last">http://www.stereophile.com/news/10859/">last week.
CEA Reports a Sluggish Month For Audio Components
It would be easy to blame the popularity of home computers for a recent slowdown in audio component sales, except for the fact that PCs are having a tough season themselves. Maybe all of those audio dollars are being spent to cover losses in the stock market or to buy new PlayStation 2s. Regardless, sales of audio products suffered a bit of a slump this past October compared to last year.
CEA Sees Slow Year for Home Audio
The Consumer">http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) believes 2002 will be a slow year for home-audio sales, but not an unsuccessful one for either manufacturers or retailers.
CEA Study: Shrinking Difference in Technology Use by Men, Women
When it comes to purchasing and using electronics products, the gap between men and women appears to be disappearing. That's one conclusion reached by a study conducted in early October by eBrain Market Research and published by the Consumer">http://www.ce.org/">Consumer Electronics Association. The study, titled Women, Men & Consumer Electronics, questioned 1000 random households about their involvement with electronics technology.
CEA Supports Music Online Act
The Music Online Competition Act (MOCA) has won the imprimatur of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), according to an announcement made August 8. The recently-introduced bipartisan">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11107/">bipartisan bill crafted by Congressmen Chris Cannon (R-Utah) and Rick Boucher (D-Virginia) intends to insure competition in the delivery of online music—and to preserve music lovers' rights to copy their own recordings for private use.